Population, age 10, total in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population, age 10, total was 52,322 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 10, total in Lesotho, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 10, total in Lesotho is 52,322, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 10, total in Lesotho peaked at 53,428 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 45,266, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 127th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,803 | 45,266 | 51,077 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,325 | 51,309 | 53,375 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,011 | 52,322 | 53,428 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10,388 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.66 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 78.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 10, total in Lesotho?
- Population, age 10, total in Lesotho was 52,322 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 10, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 53,428 in 2010.
- What is the lowest population, age 10, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,266 in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for population, age 10, total?
- Lesotho ranks 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 10, total rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 10, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.